USNPS cannot require permits to hand out religious tracts in NPs, appeals court rules
WASHINGTON -- A federal appeals court has thrown out National Park Service rules requiring a Minnesota man to get a permit before distributing religious materials at Mount Rushmore National Memorial.
In the ruling released Friday, the court said the rules were unconstitutional and violated Michael Boardley's free-speech rights.
Boardley sued the U.S. Interior Department, National Park Service and five federal officials in November 2007 after he was told he would need a permit to distribute "gospel tracts" at the monument.